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North American container ports. This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. [1] Ports in the United States handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the global economy, including petroleum, grain, steel, automobiles, and containerized goods.
Wando Welch Terminal: This facility, located in the town of Mount Pleasant, handles container vessels of all size on 3,800-foot (1,158 m) of berth at a depth of MLW of 45-foot (14 m). The 400-acre (2 km 2 ) facility features 20,074 grounded and 3,417 wheeled container slots with 1,274 reefer slots.
MS Spirit of France is a cross-channel ferry operated by P&O Ferries on the Dover–Calais route. She is the second of two Spirit-class ships built for P&O Ferries, the other being Spirit of Britain (now known as Oscar Wilde) The vessels are the largest ferries constructed for the Dover/Calais route and the largest ferries to ever cross the English Channel.
Spirit of Kingston has a catamaran hull and has waterjet propulsion [7] [8] for a cruise speed of 28 knots and maximum speed of 42.5 knots. [4] [9] She is powered by four 14 L Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines that produce a total of 740 horsepower (550 kW) and meet EPA Tier 3 emissions standards.
The port authority took over the operations of Port Newark and Newark Airport in 1948 and began modernizing both facilities and expanding them southward. The SS Ideal X, considered the first container ship, made her maiden voyage as a container carrier on April 26, 1956, [11] carrying 58 containers from Port Newark to the Port of Houston.
The Port of South Louisiana handles the largest amount of shipping, in tonnage, of all U.S. ports. The Port of South Louisiana (French: Port de la Louisiane du Sud) extends 54 miles (87 km) along the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, centering approximately at LaPlace, Louisiana, which serves as the Port's headquarters location.
Formerly named Spirit of Britain, she is the first of two Spirit-class ships built for P&O Ferries, the other being Spirit of France. The vessels are the largest ferries constructed for the cross-channel route. She was chartered by Irish Ferries after being laid up by P&O in early 2024; with the obligation to purchase after two years. [2] [3]
TSV-1X at sea in 2003. As USAV Spearhead (TSV-1X), the ship was the first of the US Army's theater support vessel (TSV) program. The Army leased Spearhead from Australian fast ferry builder Incat in October 2002. Modifications included helicopter pads suitable for large military helicopters and a two-part hydraulic vehicle ramp that allows ...